लभ्

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Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *labʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *lebʰ- (to work, harvest, gain, profit). Compare perhaps Lithuanian lõbis (treasure, wealth), Ancient Greek λᾰ́φῡρᾰ (lắphūră, spoils of war, booty).

    Pronunciation

    Root

    लभ् • (labh)

    1. to gain, possess

    Derived terms

    • अनुलभति (anulabhati)
    • अभिलभते (abhilabhate)
    • अलभ्य (alabhya)
    • आलभ्य (ālabhya)
    • उपलब्ध (upalabdha)
    • उपलभति (upalabhati)
    • उपलभते (upalabhate)
    • उपालभते (upālabhate)
    • दुर्लभ (durlabha)
    • दुर्लभत्व (durlabhatva)
    • प्रतिलभते (pratilabhate)
    • प्रत्यालभते (pratyālabhate)
    • लब्धवर (labdhavara)
    • लब्धव्य (labdhavya)
    • लब्धि (labdhi)
    • लब्धृ (labdhṛ)
    • लब्ध्वा (labdhvā)
    • लभते (labhate)
    • लभस (labhasa)
    • लम्भयति (lambhayati)
    • लम्भयते (lambhayate)
    • लम्भित (lambhita)
    • लाभ (lābha)
    • लालब्धि (lālabdhi)
    • लालभ्यते (lālabhyate)
    • लालम्भीति (lālambhīti)
    • लिप्सते (lipsate)
    • संलब्ध (saṃlabdha)
    • समालभते (samālabhate)
    • सुलभ (sulabha)

    References

    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 434-5; 474
    • Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 185-186